[bunile]

If a new reel comes out on the market and it doesn't say any information about the drag's capacity and there's noone to ask, That reel doesn't seem too good of a definite choice, when you can find one with detailed specifications, etc. about it from the mfgr. No way will some everyday guy 'guess' very well and buy it without some learned information. I can't tell by looking at a picture advertisement of a reel and figure out how much line and what is the max drag. Unless some hands-on out of the box or experience and studying some websites feedback before I'd be KNOWING that stuff. Old timers need to think that there's a starting point for some guys and they don't have nearly the same knowledge and experience as what one may take for granted. They want to get it, just as this man is doing here on this web-post . You may need a lisence to fish but there is not a test that you have to pass to get one, just buy a lisence, What does that tell you?